The best part of the Adobe Flash Media Server 3 announcement was that of the new pricing options which gives the customers a wide array of choices for broadcasting of high quality streaming media experiences.
Adobe will not allow third party streaming servers to stream H.264 video or AAC Audio into the Flash Player? One would need an appropriate license from Adobe to do so! So, for the future high quality Video on Web, will Adobe have the last laugh?
Flash Media Server 2 introduces new scalable Edge-Origin servers, an optional, enterprise-ready architecture that simplifies load balancing, failover and clustering. FMS 2 video experiences take advantage of the new high-quality video codec in Flash Player.
Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX Have a look at the companion website for “Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX” book, it would be worth visiting this site if you are developing something related to the new hot technology from Macromedia. You may also buy the book from amazon.